Luciano will take office on September 1, ahead of the Squadra Azzurra matches against North Macedonia and Ukraine
Italian Football Federation officially announced the appointment Luciano Spalletti as head coach Italy national team.
It was previously reported that the agreement with the new mentor would be concluded until 2026. The annual salary of a specialist will be 3 million euros, not counting bonuses.
We will remind, earlier the post of head coach of Squadra Azzurra left Roberto Mancini. The specialist is close to leading the national team of Saudi Arabia.
Spalletti left Napoli after the end of the 2022/23 season. Parthenopei under his leadership became the champions of Italy, winning the first Scudetto in 33 years.
Prior to Napoli, the 64-year-old was the head coach of seven Italian clubs and one Zenit.
The Italian national team is the rival of Ukraine in the selection for the European Championship 2024. Squadra Azzurra will play the next Euro qualifying matches on September 9 with North Macedonia and on September 12 with the team of Sergey Rebrov.
Source: Sportarena
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